Baltimore/Washington International Airport

"BWI Marshall Airport" redirects here. For the Baltimore Light Rail station, see BWI Marshall Airport station. For the Amtrak and MARC station, see BWI Rail Station.

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
The airport's main terminal in May 2009
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorMaryland Aviation Administration (MDOT MAA)[1]
Serves
LocationAnne Arundel County, Maryland, U.S.[2]
OpenedJune 24, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-06-24)
Operating base forSouthwest Airlines[3]
Elevation AMSL143 ft / 44 m
Coordinates39°10′31″N 76°40′06″W / 39.17528°N 76.66833°W / 39.17528; -76.66833
Websitebwiairport.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 10,503 3,201 Asphalt
15L/33R 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
15R/33L 9,501 2,896 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers26,200,143
Aircraft operations239,417
Cargo (metric tons)538,733,019 lb (244,365 t)
Sources: BWI Airport[4][5]

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (IATA: BWI, ICAO: KBWI, FAA LID: BWI) is an international airport in Anne Arundel County, Maryland,[2] located 9 mi (14 km) south of downtown Baltimore and 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Washington, D.C.[6][7]

BWI is one of three major airports that serve the Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area.[8] Dulles International Airport (IAD), in Dulles, Virginia, and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), in Crystal City, Virginia, are the other two.

The airport serves as one of 12 U.S.-based operating bases for Southwest Airlines. In 2023, BWI recorded 12,849,636 passenger enplanements, making it the busiest airport in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area, ranked at #23 in passenger enplanements in the U.S., followed by Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (#24) and Washington/Dulles Int'l Airport (#26).[9]

In 2005, the airport was named in honor of Thurgood Marshall, a Baltimore native and the first African American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.

  1. ^ "About MDOT MAA". BWIairport.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019. The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Aviation Administration (MDOT MAA) is the owner and operator of BWI Marshall Airport (BWI) and Martin State Airport (KMTN).
  2. ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Anne Arundel County, MD" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. p. 3 (PDF p. 4/41). Retrieved June 25, 2023. Baltimore/washington International Thurgood Marshall Arprt
  3. ^ "Southwest Airlines Announces New Crew Base for Pilots and Flight Attendants at Nashville International Airport (BNA)" (Press release). August 14, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "BWI Airport Statistics For 2023" (PDF). bwiairport.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "BWI Annual Statistics 2017-Present". bwiairport.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "KBWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Baltimore, Maryland, USA". AirNav.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "Driving Directions: Washington DC". BWIairport.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  8. ^ "About Baltimore-Washington Int'l Airport". baltimore-airport.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  9. ^ "Final 2023 Calender Year Commercial Service Enplanements By Rank Order" (PDF). faa.gov. Retrieved July 16, 2024.